How to Make a Faith Bracelet

A faith bracelet is a do-it-yourself craft you can make by using different colors to represent faith and comfort in difficult times. The item can also be worn as a daily reminder of love and peace and makes for an excellent conversation piece. When your friends ask, tell them what each of the colors stand for: blue represents faith; red is love; black is courage; aqua is trust; green is blessings; and pink is peace. Adult supervision required.

What You'll Need:

A lobster clasp

Elastic beading thread (measure by wrapping around your wrist once and adding two inches to that length)

Colored beads--one each in blue, red, black, aqua, green, and pink

Silver or clear spacer beads

Clear nail polish

Safety scissors

Instructions:

Decide what order you would like the colors to appear on your bracelet. Count out equal numbers of spacer beads to place between the colors, according to the size of your wrist. Lay out colors and spacers so you can pick them up easily when you need them.

Coat about 1/2 inch of one end of the elastic thread with clear nail polish. Allow the polish to dry.

Thread the beads onto the elastic thread, using the polish-coated end to push through the beads.

When you are finished threading, tie the ends of the thread in a basic overhand knot.

Pull on the ends of the knot, tightening until the beads fall together. Your faith bracelet is nearly complete.

To secure the bracelet, tie an additional overhand knot over the first knot, and tighten the knot.

Being careful not to snip the knot itself, cut the remaining ends of thread that stick out.

Use the clear polish to coat the knot and the snipped ends of the thread, to secure the bracelet closed.

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